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Event Date: Friday, January 23, 2026
Location: Brooklyn, NY 11201
Event Cost: $35 Members / $45 Non-Members
CEU Information: AIA (pending)
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Rescheduled from December 2025

You're invited to join NESEA for a Tour of a resilient new development, designed to address chronic social, economic, and health disparities in a historically underserved area of Brooklyn, NYC. This 28-acre site will replace a decommissioned state psychiatric hospital with residential buildings, a public school, health clinic, and urban farm program. The master-planned development was designed around the principle of a 15-minute neighborhood. These buildings and their surroundings were also designed for long-term environmental resilience from rising sea levels, storm events, and other effects of climate change. The buildings feature on-site renewable energy through the use of photovoltaics, geothermal, and wastewater energy recovery systems. 

Attendees will tour the site and learn directly from the project team. If you're interested in community focused architecture, walkable cities, and designing with resident health in mind, this tour is "can't miss". See you there! Read more...

This year, over 70 companies, nonprofits, government organizations, and academic institutions joined NESEA for the first time, extending valuable membership benefits to all their employees. Explore the full list of member organizations in NESEA's Business Member Directory. 

Learn more about organizational membership options, or join as an individual member to connect with NESEA’s growing professional network.

The results of NESEA's 2025 Board of Directors election are in! You voted to re-elect incumbents Parlin Meyer (BrightBuilt Home) and Renwick Paige (Energy Infrastructure Partners) and to welcome Ashley Wisse (New Ecology, Inc.) and Keirstan Entriken (EPRI) as new board members. The new board service term begins January 1.

Are you a business leader looking to improve your company's triple bottom line - people, prosperity, and planet? Consider joining Bottom Lines, our business development program grounded in peer mentoring. Become part of our network of over 70 businesses supporting one another's work and goals. Learn more here...

We had an incredible time reconnecting with old friends and meeting new ones as we celebrated 50 years of NESEA at our Annual Meeting and Community Happy Hour. It was a real joy to commemorate the anniversary milestone with people from all over the Northeast. We’ve collected photos from all six gatherings across the Northeast—you can browse the full gallery here.

Our Annual Meeting is also when we share our Annual Report, which highlights the work and progress of the past fiscal year. NESEA had a great 2025, thanks to the learners, leaders, and doers who believe in our shared vision of a vibrant, resilient built environment rooted in climate justice and equity.

On November 12, NESEA hosted an in-person meet-up for people working in industries connected to NESEA who have identities that are traditionally underrepresented in the field. This was a follow-up to similar events we ran in New York City earlier in the year. 

The goal of the meet up was to foster connections, share experiences, and to help inform NESEA's next steps related to our Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI), as we look for ways to best support our community. NESEA envisions a vibrant and resilient built environment that supports climate justice and equity. Events like these are in service of that vision. You can browse a gallery of photos from the event here. 

NESEA was in Boston in early November for an exceptional case study of how sustainability, equity, and innovation intersect in the built environment. We held a sold-out pro tour of the new 68,000-square-foot Franklin Cummings Tech campus in Roxbury’s Nubian Square. The project embodies FCT’s mission of providing affordable technical education to a predominantly BIPOC and first-generation college student body, while also serving as a catalyst for community revitalization. Our hosts at Studio G Architects put a lot of effort and consideration into their work, and it shows. 

We also capitalized on the opportunity of the day to introduce attendees to members of NESEA's BuildingEnergy Access program, designed to provide business support and connection to women and BIPOC-owned businesses. It was a terrific event and we would like to thank our hosts, sponsors, and attendees, who made day possible. You can see photos from the tour here.

The ability to post on NESEA's Jobs Board is a benefit of NESEA Business, Academic, and Non-Profit Membership. Here are a few of this month's featured jobs:

Saranac Lake, NY: We are seeking a skilled Project Architect to efficiently and successfully lead, manage, and actively produce architectural work throughout all project phases — from Pre-Design through Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documents, and Construction Administration. Read more...

Braintree, MA: As an Entry-Level Carpenter with MKE Development Corp. / Distinctive Pergolas, you’ll support the delivery of high-performance, energy-efficient homes, thoughtful additions, and custom aluminum motorized louvered-roof pergolas. You’ll gain exposure to both traditional residential construction across the South Shore and high-end outdoor-living installations throughout New England. Read more...

Portland, ME: Do you appreciate a vibrant studio atmosphere, working with collaborative, earnest souls who genuinely like working together, and on a mission to change the built environment? If so, we might just be the team for you. BrightBuilt Home is an architectural design firm that guides the expedited delivery of net-zero energy homes primarily through the use of offsite construction. Read more...

We like to help spread the word about upcoming member events and news items. Members can submit news items via this form or post events to our community events calendar, and we’ll try to include them in the next NESEA Monthly.

Hosting Organization: Passive House Accelerator
Date: Friday, December 5, 2025
Time: 11:30AM - 4:00PM
Where: Online

Retrofitting demands more than vision—it requires navigating technical complexity, financial constraints, and the realities of construction. Reimagine Buildings: Best of Retrofit is where architects and design teams go deeper, exploring proven strategies and leading-edge solutions to rework existing buildings. If you’re shaping the future of high-performance practice, this is a conversation you can’t afford to miss. Register Here...

Calling all builders, carpenters, and tradespeople!

Want to tell us how to do training right? Studio HPDC is running its first ever building community survey to better understand what you really want, need, and value in high-performance building training. Please take 5-7 minutes to share your experience and your ideas to expand and improve Studio HPDC's course offerings in 2026. Fill out the survey here.

Hosting Organization: Northeast Home Energy Rating System Alliance (NEHERS)

The Northeast Home Energy Rating System Alliance (NEHERS) is now accepting applications for our Spring 2026 Mentorship Program! 

The NEHERS Mentorship Program offers an apprenticeship-style framework for individuals interested in becoming Rating Field Inspectors (RFIs), HERS Modelers and HERS Raters (a kind of energy auditor). This program offers free training, hands-on field experience, mentorship, ongoing success coaching, and job placement support for applicants who are selected to participate in this program. Learn more...

One of the benefits of NESEA Membership is the ability to share news and events with the wider NESEA Community. Members can do this in two ways:

• Post your events on NESEA's community events calendar, amplifying your reach and engagement within the NESEA community and beyond.
  
  
• Share your news and achievements in our monthly newsletter, showcasing your expertise and initiatives to a dedicated audience.

Take advantage of these member benefits and more by joining NESEA today. Explore the different levels and benefits here.

If you have questions, please contact Membership Manager Katie Schendel at kschendel@nesea.org.